Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on May 12, 2003 17:18:12 GMT -8
just wondering if anyone out there uses there doublehosers to go shearfishing. Im thinking that since photographers like the rear exhaust because the bubbles dont scare the fish,maybe it will allow me to stalk closer.Anyone out there doing this sort of vintage hunting. mike
|
|
Bart
Regular Diver
Posts: 13
|
Post by Bart on Oct 24, 2003 10:33:34 GMT -8
I've always prefered a double hose regulator for spearfishing. I prefer a double hose regulator for anything. But as far as spearfishing, it places the bubbles just a little further to the rear, and I find it allows me to get a little closer to fish before taking a shot.
|
|
Bart
Regular Diver
Posts: 13
|
Post by Bart on Nov 11, 2003 5:17:47 GMT -8
In regard to the topic of spearfishing and spearguns, I have used the U.S. Divers Sea Hunter series rubber powered guns (mainly the II and III models) and the Jaguar pneumatic guns exclusively since the late 1960s. Those went out of production, with the last year being 1973, when U.S. Divers went out of the gun business.
First question, does anyone know what happened to the manufacturing rights to those guns? I have seen the same Sea Hunter gun, probably manufactured after 1973, without the "Sea Hunter, U.S. Divers" name and description molded in the gun handle. I thought possibly someone bought those rights from U.S. Divers, and continued to manufacture those same models. This leads to my second question, are parts available?
|
|
|
Post by SDM on Nov 11, 2003 9:55:04 GMT -8
The Sea Hunter series including the CO2 pistol was designed by Tom Jones. USD produced them from 1966 to 1973. The first few years of production the guns were repairable, the later years they were essentially non- repairable.
There was a very critical lenght on the push rod--something like 11 13/16 ( not the correct lenght) (I wote the correct lenght of the push rod on the wall of Charlie Sturgil's garage over 30 years ago--that is the only place I know that it can be found.)
USD had many problems with the gun so with great fan fare went out of the spear gun business. It was well since the Sportsways (Carrol) gun, and the Voit (Lamonica) guns were superior in many ways and were taking big chunks out of the market share.
The guns were picked up and manufactured by a small independent company in Orange, California but the USD's Guns reputation was difficult to over come, so the guns were manufactured and sold in very limited numbers, prior to them ceasing production.
I would seriously doubt if parts were avaliable. It was a simple gun so I would assume most parts could be reproduced in a garage enviroment. ;D
|
|
Bart
Regular Diver
Posts: 13
|
Post by Bart on Nov 17, 2003 13:29:32 GMT -8
I don't know Charlie Sturgil, nor where his garage was 30 years ago that you wrote on, but I do know that adjustment you are referring to.
It's the sear assembly adjustment for U.S. Divers Sea Hunter Series band spearguns. The gun will not fire if the sear is not screwed in far enough, and will prefire if screwed in too far. The critical adjustment dimension is 5/16" to 11/32" according to their instruction and parts sheet.
And when they say critical, they mean critical. But once it is properly adjusted, it stays adjusted, and can only get out of adjustment if that part of the gun is disassembled. On the newer models (1972 and 1973), the sear was not adjustable, and couldn't get out of adjustment.
|
|
|
Post by SDM on Nov 17, 2003 17:15:25 GMT -8
"I don't know Charlie Sturgil, nor where his garage was 30 years ago that you wrote on,..."
FYI....... Charlie Sturgil was one of the greats of pioneer diving. He began diving for abalone in 1929, prior to wet suits, masks and fins. He was a master machinist which allowed him to design and manufacture his own equipment and equipment for his close friends.
His garage was a meca for all the early divers, including this author.
Much of the SCUBA divng/spear fishing equipment to day has a direct link to Charlie, encluding the Sea Hunter spear gun line.
He was unequalled in spear fishing and game collecting; In 1951 he won the very first spear fishing meet in Laguna Beach, California, he graduated from the first UW instructors course in 1954. Each year the local dive clubs hold a Charlie Sturgil spear fishing meet.
I would suggest that you might want to read Eyles "The last of the blue water hunters" or perhaps find a 10 year old copy of Discover Diving and read the article "The Mask" which is about Charlie making a mask by hand for a young appreciative diver.
After all this web site is about vintage diving.
|
|
Bart
Regular Diver
Posts: 13
|
Post by Bart on Nov 18, 2003 4:28:31 GMT -8
FYI, like I said SDM, I didn't know Charlie Sturgil. I didn't say I didn't know of him.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2003 8:47:56 GMT -8
I have never spearfished with a two hose reg before but I plan to do it quite often
|
|